Forward the Foundation vs Foundation: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Psychohistory, Prophecy, Historians, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Life on other planets, American literature

Cover of Forward the Foundation

Forward the Foundation Isaac Asimov · 1993 ★★★★☆ 4.4 448 pages · ≈ 8 h 18 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Foundation

Foundation Isaac Asimov · 1951 ★★★★☆ 4.3 200 pages · ≈ 3 h 42 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.4 vs 4.3 — either is a safe pick by score.
Foundation is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Forward the Foundation.

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